Today is the first day of Paris Fashion Week, and models and editors are breathing a sigh of relief: Not only have we reached the final leg of fashion month, but the ethereal golden glow of this cinematic city—vivid sunsets on the Seine, gilded nymphs along Pont Alexandre III—has incredible uplifting power. With radiant 24 karat touches currently brightening up our Instagram feeds—and turning up on the Spring 2016 runways—we can’t help but reflect on the eternal allure of the illuminating shade.
And so, we turn to some of our favorite films, where the color’s transformative talents have been well established. Take Beyoncé’s big-screen debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember, in which gold glitter, swept from lash to brow, offsets a killer caramel ’fro and morphed the 19-year-old ingenue into “a whole lot a woman.” Or Grace Kelly, whose angelic blonde beauty was immortalized in To Catch a Thief with a sweeping gold dress and a glimmering halo of upswept hair, a light dusting of shadow on her lids.
The chameleonic color can appear at times enigmatic, even sinister—think the 24 karat–coated woman from Goldfinger—at others, conveying sheer opulence. To play Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor famously dripped gold, from snake bangles and chain-mail capes to ornate headdresses that recall a crown of dancing cobras, a falcon in flight. To complement these dazzling pieces, the on-set makeup artist created an equally lavish eye—geometric black paint pulled outward and filled in with gold leaf—that brought the ancient Egyptian queen to life. And proving its modern pull is universal, Gong Li’s graceful Chinese empress with filigree flowers in her hair, and a shimmering rose-gold lip, is unforgettable in Curse of the Golden Flower.
This week, try curling up with one of these 10 sparkling movies for inspiration. After all, who knows when the next major gold moment might strike?
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